COUC 504 WEEK 4 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
sexual identity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅includes (a) physical identity, (b) gender identity, (c) social sex
role identity, and (d) sexual orientation identity
physical identity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅is the biological sex of individuals
gender identity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅is the belief a person has about his or her gender (i.e., the
psychological sense of being male, female, both, or neither),
social sex role identity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅is the gender roles people adopt or adhere to on the
basis of cultural norms for feminine and masculine behavior. For example, a physical male may have a
female gender identity, feeling more like a female emotionally and spiritually, and may have a female
social sex role identity, adopting societal behaviors and appearances of a female.
sexual orientation identity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅is different from gender identity, involving a
person's sexual and emotional attraction to members of the other and/or the same sex.
sexual orientation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅is described as consisting of a set of seven variables: (a)
sexual behaviors; (b) emotions; (c) sexual fantasies; (d) sexual attractions; (e) social preference; (f) living
life as a heterosexual, bisexual, or gay or lesbian; and (g) self-identification
heterosexuality - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the most common sexual orientation identity, refers to
aesthetic, romantic, or sexual attraction to members of the opposite gender (in a binary male-female
system)
homosexuality - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅is one type of sexual orientation identity; however, homosexual
is no longer a preferred term used to refer to an individual or a group of people who have same-sex
feelings and behaviors and who identify with the gay community.
bisexuality - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅refers to aesthetic, romantic, or sexual attraction to members of
either the same or the opposite gender. Most bisexual people are not equally attracted to men and
women, and many are exclusively attracted to one or the other gender at different points in their lives.
, questioning - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅is a term that refers to an individual who is questioning her or his
sexual orientation and/or gender identity
queer - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a broad term that includes anyone who does not identify as heterosexual
(represented by Q)
pansexual - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅an individual whose sexual and/or affectional attractions are not
limited to what is based on gender identity or biological sex
hetero flexible - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅someone who identifies as primarily heterosexual, but may
engage in limited situational same-sex sexual behavior yet does not identify as bisexual
affectional orientation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-describes sexual minorities because it broadens the
discussion beyond simply sexual attraction
-LGB relationships are not based solely on sexual attraction, perhaps "affectional orientation" may be a
more accurate term
-The term affectional orientation may also be more appropriate because it allows the LGB or questioning
client to use a broader spectrum of emotional language to explore or accurately represent his or her
experience of attraction
heterosexism - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- defined as the oppression of LGBTQI individuals that involves
prejudice and discriminatory behavior
- includes the enforcement of heterosexual norms that may be consciously or unconsciously endorsed
by individuals and institutions
- problematic because it considers heterosexuality to be the "norm" and model of sexual identity for all
people
- originates from, and is maintained by, stereotypes that individuals hold about those who are LGBTQI
- not the same as homophobia
internalized heterosexism - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the internalization of society's negative attitudes
toward nonheterosexuals, may emerge in counseling sessions as a comparison to a heterosexual norm
and an overriding belief system that heterosexuals are "better than" individuals who are LGBTQI
-manifests itself in LGB clients as unrecognized shame
sexual identity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅includes (a) physical identity, (b) gender identity, (c) social sex
role identity, and (d) sexual orientation identity
physical identity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅is the biological sex of individuals
gender identity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅is the belief a person has about his or her gender (i.e., the
psychological sense of being male, female, both, or neither),
social sex role identity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅is the gender roles people adopt or adhere to on the
basis of cultural norms for feminine and masculine behavior. For example, a physical male may have a
female gender identity, feeling more like a female emotionally and spiritually, and may have a female
social sex role identity, adopting societal behaviors and appearances of a female.
sexual orientation identity - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅is different from gender identity, involving a
person's sexual and emotional attraction to members of the other and/or the same sex.
sexual orientation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅is described as consisting of a set of seven variables: (a)
sexual behaviors; (b) emotions; (c) sexual fantasies; (d) sexual attractions; (e) social preference; (f) living
life as a heterosexual, bisexual, or gay or lesbian; and (g) self-identification
heterosexuality - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the most common sexual orientation identity, refers to
aesthetic, romantic, or sexual attraction to members of the opposite gender (in a binary male-female
system)
homosexuality - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅is one type of sexual orientation identity; however, homosexual
is no longer a preferred term used to refer to an individual or a group of people who have same-sex
feelings and behaviors and who identify with the gay community.
bisexuality - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅refers to aesthetic, romantic, or sexual attraction to members of
either the same or the opposite gender. Most bisexual people are not equally attracted to men and
women, and many are exclusively attracted to one or the other gender at different points in their lives.
, questioning - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅is a term that refers to an individual who is questioning her or his
sexual orientation and/or gender identity
queer - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a broad term that includes anyone who does not identify as heterosexual
(represented by Q)
pansexual - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅an individual whose sexual and/or affectional attractions are not
limited to what is based on gender identity or biological sex
hetero flexible - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅someone who identifies as primarily heterosexual, but may
engage in limited situational same-sex sexual behavior yet does not identify as bisexual
affectional orientation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-describes sexual minorities because it broadens the
discussion beyond simply sexual attraction
-LGB relationships are not based solely on sexual attraction, perhaps "affectional orientation" may be a
more accurate term
-The term affectional orientation may also be more appropriate because it allows the LGB or questioning
client to use a broader spectrum of emotional language to explore or accurately represent his or her
experience of attraction
heterosexism - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- defined as the oppression of LGBTQI individuals that involves
prejudice and discriminatory behavior
- includes the enforcement of heterosexual norms that may be consciously or unconsciously endorsed
by individuals and institutions
- problematic because it considers heterosexuality to be the "norm" and model of sexual identity for all
people
- originates from, and is maintained by, stereotypes that individuals hold about those who are LGBTQI
- not the same as homophobia
internalized heterosexism - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the internalization of society's negative attitudes
toward nonheterosexuals, may emerge in counseling sessions as a comparison to a heterosexual norm
and an overriding belief system that heterosexuals are "better than" individuals who are LGBTQI
-manifests itself in LGB clients as unrecognized shame
